The matchup between McNeil and Round Rock on Friday hardly resembled the 17-0 effort from their previous meeting. The McNeil Mavericks took a blow against the Round Rock Dragons, falling 45-14. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Dragons are ranked 45th).
Jadon Sultz threw for 85 yards and a touchdown.
Zach Christie was his top target, picking up 31 receiving yards. On the ground,
Joshua Williams rushed for 81 yards.
Leading Round Rock to victory were Jack Appl and Joaquin Maldonado. Appl threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns, while Maldonado rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Maldonado a new career-high in rushing yards.
McNeil's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Round Rock, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
McNeil will head out to take on Stony Point at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McNeil is facing Stony Point at the right time seeing as Stony Point is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Round Rock, they will face off against Cedar Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Ridge is coming into the game with three straight wins on the road, so Round Rock will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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